Posts by Lisa McDonald
Administration designates a dozen manufacturing communities to strengthen competitive edge, supply chains
As part of an effort to not only strengthen the U.S. manufacturing sector, but also spur job creation, President Obama recently designated 12 communities as Manufacturing Communities—the country’s first—backed by federal agencies and funds.
Read MoreInvention is only one aspect of innovation—Observations of manufacturing in Germany
Education and industry partners fashion an integrated educational system tailored to the specific needs of industry.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week for June 6, 2014.
Read MoreGlass embedded with ceramic frit or UV patterns is for the birds
Bird advocacy groups estimate that hundreds of millions of birds die every year from bird-on-glass collisions in the U.S. alone, but ceramic frit glass and UV-patterned glass can help birds see the glass to protect them from collisions.
Read MoreVideo: Silicon nitride origami—making self-assembling 3D microstructures using water
Researchers at the University of Twente (Netherlands) have made microscopic self-assembling 3D structures—cubes, pyramids, bowls, and other geometric shapes—out of flat sheets of silicon nitride using only a droplet of water.
Read MoreUSGS survey shows shipments of cement up, clinker steady
Shipments of portland and blended cement in the U.S. and Puerto Rico were up in March, according to a survey from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Read MoreDisposed to disposable: Why homes don’t last in the Land of the Rising Sun
In Japan, where the typical home lasts just three decades and is worth nothing after 15 years, it’s common that homeowners have nothing to show for their 30 years of mortgage payments.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest for June 3, 2014.
Read MoreDOE deploys commission to review effectiveness of national laboratories
They may be spending less, but Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz still wants to take a closer look at the effectiveness of the department’s 17 national laboratories.
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